PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Town Administrator Lloyd Coombs led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of our country.

OATH OF OFFICE: Lloyd administered the oaths of Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of the Poor to Daniel O. Skillin. Lloyd also administered the oath of Road Commissioner to Jack A. Shaw.

ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN: Motion by Todd, seconded by Rita, to nominate David A. King, Sr. as Chairman for the ensuing year. There were not any other nominations. David was elected on a 4-0-1 vote. Motion by Rita, seconded by David, to nominate Dale E. Chadbourne as Vice Chairman for the ensuing year. There were not any other nominations. Dale was elected on a 4-0-1 vote.

ADOPTION OF THE BYLAWS OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN: Motion by Todd, seconded by Rita, to adopt the attached Bylaws of the Board of Selectmen. The motion passed unanimously.

PREVIOUS MEETING'S MINUTES: Motion by Dale, seconded by Rita, to approve the minutes of the Selectmen's Meeting of December 18, 2006 as printed. The motion passed unanimously.

SELECTMEN'S COMMENTS: None

PUBLIC COMMENTS: None

ROAD COMMISSIONER'S REPORT: David asked Jack to discuss the recently received Nequasset Bridge Report. Jack said that the bottom line was that the town would have to rehabilitate the bridge at some point in time but that it was good for at least another five years. Jack estimated that it would cost between $100-150K to accomplish the work. David asked Jack to open a dialog with MDOT to explore cost sharing. Jack said that it would be difficult to get any money from the State. On another subject, the Selectmen and the Road Commissioner discussed the attached letter of Richard Bisson to the Sagadahoc Sheriff Mark Westrum.

CEO/FIRE CHIEF'S REPORT: CEO/Fire Chief Ken Desmond said that there were 94 building permits issued in 2006. That is approximately 30 fewer than the previous year. He will be providing greater detail at the next Selectmen's Meeting. There were 121 fire calls. He also advised that Engine 1 would be out of service for a couple of days.

LOCAL HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT: Jack Albis requested the Selectmen to authorize the purchase of 2,000 respirators and 2,000 pairs of gloves to be given out to residents in the event of a pandemic flu. The consensus of the Selectmen was that this purchase would only protect the residents for one day and that the town's responsibility was to provide such protection to fire fighters and first responders not the residents. The Selectmen said that their responsibility was to provide information to the residents as to how they could protect themselves and their families. Jack announced that he did not wish to be reappointed as Local Health Officer when his term ended on April 12, 2007.

OLD BUSINESS:

a. Town Administrator/Clerk Recruitment: The Selectmen requested Lloyd to draft a recruitment advertisement and have it run two times each in the Maine Sunday Telegram, Bangor Daily News and the Times-Record. It will also be run in the January issue of the Maine Townsman. Lloyd will also place it on the Managers/Administrators List Serve and the Clerks List Serve. Applications will have to be postmarked not later than February 23, 2007.

NEW BUSINESS

a. Budget Town Meeting Schedule: Motion by Dan, seconded by Rita, to schedule the Budget Town Meeting for Wednesday, May 9, 2007 with Thursday, May 10, 2007 being the overflow night using the same format as last year. The motion passed unanimously.

b. Regional Task Force Report: David recommended that the other Selectmen read the Regional Task Force Report.

c. Annual Performance Evaluations: By consensus, the Selectmen agreed to use the attached Performance Evaluations form in the annual appraisals. David asked Lloyd to prepare and distribute the forms to the Selectmen and for the Selectmen to complete and return the forms to him by February 26, 2007.

d. 4-Wheeler Clean-Up Day: Paul Grover, Jr. said that he would like to get the ball rolling on the annual4-wheeler clean-up day. The Selectmen suggested that he contact the Solid Waste & Recycling Committee to see if disposal funds were available.

Adjournment at 6:55 p.m.

Lloyd Coombs

Approved: /s/ David A. King, Sr.

cc: Selectmen/Staff

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